Question 3: Because of their orientation to the sea and to maritime
commerce, the Malabar coast cities feel very cosmopolitan, and hosted some of the first
groups of ________, Jews and Muslims in India.

Question 6: The Malabar Coast, in historical contexts,
refers to India's southwest coast, lying on the narrow coastal
plain of Karnataka and
Kerala states between the Western Ghats range
and the ________.

Question 9: Geographically, the Malabar Coast, especially on its
westward-facing mountain slopes, comprises the wettest region of
southern ________, as the Western Ghats
intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains.

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